James Southerland scores 10 points in 9 minutes in Pelicans debut (Syracuse and CNY in the NBA)

Former Syracuse forward James Southerland made a good first impression by scoring 10 points in nine minutes in his first game with the New Orleans Pelicans.

Southerland's mini scoring outburst came in a 116-94 loss at the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.

Southerland came into the game in the fourth quarter and made four of his seven shot attempts, including two 3-pointers.

The Pelicans signed Southerland on Friday and head coach Monty Williams said the team will look at extending an invitation for Southerland to play for New Orleans in the Las Vegas summer league, according to a story from Nola.com.

''I just want to go out there and show them that I can help their team and also help anybody who needs somebody at my position,'' Southerland said after Friday's shootaround. ''I'm going to make sure that I give a lot of energy and play hard.''

Here's a look at how players with ties to Central New York fared on Friday: